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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11
The Lily Wreath.
Toward the stream a lily maid

Toward the stream lily maid
Now trips across the lea,
And who to-day so blithe aud gay
And light of heart as shei
As on she speeds, she laughs and sings,
And joy pervades her song,
While birds essay 10 thrill her lay
The trembling reeds among.
She comes to search the strealalet's bed
For lilies white as snow,
A wreath to Irvine, that she may shine
Wherever she may 20.
For she's to-day the queen OF May.
A sovereign of renown,
And tits proclaimed that all so famed
Should wear a dainty crown.
She weaycs the fow'rets one by one,
A zone Of beauty grows,
And proud Is she that majesty
Is hers where'er she goes
Anon the village green she ncars,
Where stands the May-pole tall.
And every tongue, Of old and young,
Procla!ms her queen OF all.
But soon those fow'rets fade and die,
And dro0p sthwart her brow;
Her quecnly pomp mid dance and romp
Has gone forever now.
"Alss" she cries, II see full well
That pride is but dream;
at comes and fades for little maids,
Like lilies of the stream"
-CdsselpsFdmily -HagI,ine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11
He Knew What He Wanted

a man. while fishing, suddenly fell
into the water. \ fellow fisherman of
benevolent aspect promptly hauled
him out, laid him on his back, and
then began to scratch his head in a
puzzled way.
Whats the matter?" asked the by
ISLANDERS, why don't you revive himP'
There are sixteen rules TO revive
drowned persons, said the benevolent
man, land | know 'em all. but | can
call to mind which comes first"
At this point the drowned man
opened his eyes and said, family,
us there anything about giving
brandy in the rules?'
Yes"
Then never mind the other fifteen.
- Manchester az H. Mirror.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11
A Professional

"Bcaut full said the drummer. six
ty birds in two hours and only miss
ed two Shots"
ALLOW me to congratulate you" said
a bystander. II am professional my
self"
professional sportsman"
mo; professional liar. am an agent
of a Milwaukee insurance company"
ooh" said the drummer, shat set
ties it. l withdraw from competition. :"
Our Society Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11
Choate's Method of Quoting.

The great lawyer WAS free from tina
falling of learned men. The desire t .
instruct. no matter if the manner of
doing so should smack of pedantry.
There was a gracious courtesy in his
style of introducing quotations into
speeches. 1t was, moreover, one which
not only conciliated, but increased the
self-respect of his audience. "You re-
member" he would say. "that fine
passage in Sou;hey"-
IL need not remind you that Burk
on this point says
Cicero, in that very familiar Grafton
has declared
You have all,,no doubt, applied &c
this subject the famous remarks OF
Hooker =
No audience desires that an orator
should speak down to it. as no individ'
ual would choose to be patronized. -
Youths COmpaaioH.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11

We are threatened with an outbreak
of the Literary center in this country.
Boston enjoyed the distinction of being
the only genuine one for many years,
and the literary coterie that could not
show the trade mark of the Hub" was
treated with all the contempt bestowed
on spurious article. In recent times,
however, New York has begun to con-
test this claim with some show of sue
cess, and now Washington presents an
array Of Writers whom the national
capital regards as a very promising
nucleus for avery interesting "center.
They are Bancroft, Mrs. Burnett, +.
Marion Crawford, Frank X. Stockton
Spoflord, John Hay.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11
Contemplated Swearing Off.

MARY. dear. will you tell me W that
that object hanging on chair isP'
'Why. George, that's shirt | made
for you. did it all myself. Isn't IL
delightful"
"Oh, yes. SO it's a shirt. is it?'
Certainly. But WHY are you so pale
and trembling?'
"Oh, I'm all right now. dear. ]
thought at first that had 'em again. ="
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11
The Rusty Cricket.

A littly three-year-old girl. when her
mother was trying to get her to sleer
one summer evening. began TO ash
questions about noise outside. Wher
told that it was caused by cricket. she
wisely remarked; Mamma. | think i
ought to be oiled. "-Pnrtlah Tran
scrtDt
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11

4 southern colored preacher recently
explained to his flock how the idea of a
black devil originated. Re said it was
the white mans Imagination which
gave his satanic majesty this color and
a newspaper discussion spfang up in
the south. From this it appears that
the honored gentleman in tights is al
most as yarigated as a barber pole.
The 4 byssinians hold that he is white
our Anglo Saxon ancestors painted
him red and Milton calls him bright
and shining spirit. No wonder the
poet calls him ''painte deyil.~' HAY
ing SO much to do with colors it is also
readily seen whence the inspiration
comes that paints z town, or our mod
ern paintings that sell at a dollar a
yard.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11
What the Country Needs,

A Texas woman has invented n Pc
safe, but that is not what this country
Is aching for. A safe pie is the howl
ing need Of the hour.-M'nneapo!is
Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11

Should the coming winter in Dakota
prove very severe, as it is now feared il
will, there will be great suffering over
a large portion of that territory. In
many localities anthracite coal'will lie
&25 a ton, at which price few farmers
can afford to burn it, Wood being
great luxury as coal, the outlook is in
any event most gloomy for hundreds
of farmers, and the presage of hard
winter must be regarded by most OF
them with feeling closely allied tc
terror 4 great many, during the re-
cent cold 'snap, were compelled to
depend on straw and buffalo chips tC
keep themselves and families from
freezing
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11

1t is now decided that next summer
there shall be held in London great
Catholic congress from all English
speaking communities in the world.
Preliminary meetings We're recently
held, at which three main subjects for
discussion were suggested, the attitude
of the Catholic church toward educa-
ton in general; whether it is possible to
arrange for greater cooperation of the
laity in the work of the church, and to
consider what steps should be taken for
the diffusion of Catholic literature
among the masses Cardinal Newman.
Cardinal Manning and a majority of the
Catholic herarcy in England approve
the proposal, which is to be submitted
to full meeting OF the principal and
most influential Catholics This scheme
has been afCot for two years and now
seems likely to be realized,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11

Walter Besant's effort to raise 500, 900
90 build Dickens memorial in London
brings to mind the fact that the great
novelist in his will emphatically disap-
proved of any such act on the part OF
his admirers. He believed, and right
". that his works were a sufficient
monument to his memory.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11

Gen. Neal Dow, questioned concern
ing reported plan of union of the pro-
hibition and labor parties. under the
leadership of Messrs. Fisk and Powder
", SAYS: II know nothing of any such
plan except from rumors is possible
that the knights may see in the near
future tina, no substantial improvement
Is possible In the cond ton of working
men without relentless boycott of the
saloons. ii the knights as a body
would come to see this it is not impos-
sible or improbable. that the prohibi'
tionists would Join hands with them in
establishing national party.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-11

Halloween is an ancient and honor
ed festival that falls on Oct. 81. 1t has
always been popular in Great Britain,
particularly in the north country out Of
which have come SO many quaint and
curious customs. The Scots and their
descendants in America take espe tally
kindly to the old festivals and their
proper observance, and this one of Hal
lowe'en, the virgil of Hallowmas, or
All Saints Day. is remembered and
was this year celebrated by them every
where in becoming manner. The be-
hefs and the practices of the young
men and maidcns. described by Robbie
Burns in his poem on Hallowe en-, have
passed away, and have been replaced
by the less romantic but quite as en-
joyable festivities of the iireside, such
as ducking for apples in tubs of water,
cracking jokes and nuts about the
hearth. making mirth and candy, and
playing the innumerable innocent
games that form so much of the recrea-
ton OF sin pie people. Many of these
observances have been translated from
the hills and glens, the cottages and
clachans of Highlands and Lowlands,
and are repeated each year, even till
1.-THE wee sma' hours ayant the twal."
Bent County register., 1887-05-21

one standard oil baby with as much
fiummery and funkeyism ~ if it had
been Spanish Infanta with 100
grandfathers or . royal Russian Car
cub with q name ~ long as fishing
pole. 1t has had private entrances
cut into theatres TO avoid contact
with the vulgar herd whose votes
make presidents of beefy Buffalo ex-
sheriffs. It has inaugurated more
nauseating tricks of servilc fawning
and soft, squashy panegyric than any
other outfit that ever wallowed in the
White House. It has demoralized
the finest postal service under the
sun by appointing tens Of Thousands
of ignorant and incompetent substi-
tutes for trained officials. has sent
. horde of ancient and uncouth fos-
sils Of the ichthyosaurian period in
politics to represent our mighty new
world republic At foreign courts and
render us laughing stock to all the
ld.-lGarden City Sentinel.
Bent County register., 1887-05-21
porter for the Times, is very tall and

porter for the Times, is very tall and
slender. Her complexion is neither
light nor dark. She dresses with
great plainness, and is a delightful
talker. She speaks French and Ital-
ian with q charming Irish accent.
Mrs. Gertrude Garrison, editor of
the American Press Association, is
of medium height, and has aslender,
graceful figure. She is inclined to
be blonde in complexion. Her eyes
are dark gray. She is decidedly
pretty, dresses well, and is probably
the best .all-round" woman newspa-
per writer in the profession.
Mrs. Fannie B. Merrill, editor of
the Graphic supplement-, is of medi-
um height and inclined to be stout.
Her complexion is rosy, her eyes
gray and her hair brown. She
dresses with remarkable taste, and
talks with great spirit. She is very
muscular, but uses her strength with
great consideration toward her con-
tributors.-[ From the Las Vegas Op-
tic.
Some one says kiss from pref
ty girl is the most convincing argu-
ment that can be made to change q
mans fixed opinions. Yet . kick
from a healthy mule has always been
considered remarkably convincing.
A wise man says: "Praise the
wife, it lightens her labor" but be
sure it is not some other mans wife
that you praise.
In an island of the South Pacific
girls are kept shut up until they are
married. After marriage nothing
short of the lock-jaw or death can
make them "shut up"
Lucy Stone says q woman will be
president of the United Stotes in the
year 1000. A woman, if she has
ordinary sense, could certainly make
as good a president as is tho present
incumbent.
Bent County register., 1887-05-21
woman.

Most flattered and least trusted OF the race,
Dropt for = within and followed Tor q face,
Loved for their follies. their devotion scorned
In presence slighted and in Absence mourned
Their -hsarts.l their characters. by mon
abused;
Who never thiak their help should be refused
Seated by Kings and trampisd In thsimire.
The best and worst they eqnally inspire.
Cursed for their weakness. hated whom
they're strong;
Whatever happens, always In the wrong.
Tact 10 their genius: And yet one thing more
Woman ID lost when woman proves a bore.
Temple Bar for April.
Mrs. Mary Mapcs Dodge is grace
full and we'll dressed. She talks with
great vivacity.
Miss Mary l.. Booth, editor of Har-
per's Baxar, IS rather large. Her
complexion is dark, and she is de-
liberate talker.
Miss Jsaneatts L. Glider, the edi-
tor of the Critic, is tall, dark and
masculine in her dress and gait She
has brusque way of talking.
Ars. Martha }. Lamb, editor OF the
Magazine of American History, is
petite, slender and dark. She is a
chatty and vivacious talker.
Mrs Frank Leslie, owner of her
late husbands publications, is slight,
graceful and dark. She dresses
richly and talks with directness and
vigor.
Mrs. Lizzie N. Champney, con-
tributor to juvenile periodicals, is
tall and slender. She has . light
complexion aud is . graceful aud
pleasing talker. Her husband illus
tratcs her stories.
Miss Middle Morgan, livestock re-
Bent County register., 1887-05-21

A Baltimore American correspou.
dent at Washington writes: One
year has elapsed since the death of
Vice-President Hendricks, but the
old antagonism which existed be-
tween him and the president seems
still to live. A month ago Mrs.
Hendricks came to Washington to
visit her relative, cx.District Com
missioner Thomas p. Morgan. Dur.
ing her visit the greatest attention
and Difference were shown her BY .
number of public men. Hon. Samu-
el J. Randall and Speaker and Mrs.
Carlisle were among those who call
ed on her, and the latter took her
driving, but the pres,dent Mrs.
Cleveland, and the members of the
cabinet without single exception,
were conspicuous by their absence.
A few days ago Mrs. Hendricks re-
turned to her home in Indiana, with
out having received any attention
from those from whom, all things
considered, she certainly had = right
to expect it. She and the friends of
the late vice-president feel kesnly
the slight she has received, and at
tribute it wholly to the feeling which
existed against him on the part of
the administration during his life;
but apart from all personal feelings,
they think that it was a simple
courtesy that should have been &C
corded to one occupying the posi-
ton that Mrs. Hendricks does, and
upon the occasion of her first visit
to Washington after her husbands
death.
Bent County register., 1887-05-21
oondensedNow

Granada talks of incorporating.
d. Craig had a barn to burn down
at Salida.
The Mexican Central road is to be
sold the 2sd.
Denver men are buying real estate
around Greeley.
Z. w. Corbin, mayor of Salida,
has been very sick.
George Muir suicided at Albquer-
que, New Mexico.
O'Brien's presence in Canada an
noys the Cannucks.
J.. Fitz Brind is publishing his
Tomahawk at Denver.
The steamer Empire State was
burned at Bristol, r. l.
You have to be a property owner
to set on a jury in New Mexico.
The carpenters at Denver want
nine hours to be-a days work.
A mountain lion killed a horse for
Will Thompson at Nunda last week.
The California forty-niners cele-
brated last Saturday At San Francis
CO.
The cowboy that robbed Paymas-
ter Bush was captured and made his
escape.
Twenty horses were cremated in
street car stable in New York last
Saturday.
Golden has market day that calls
everybody together who has any
thing to sell.
Justice w. B. Woods, of the Su-
preme Court, died at Washington
last Saturday.
La Tunta has another addition to
the town of one hundred and twenty
acres on the south.
w. H. Sanford at Washington, In
diana, mistook his son for burglar
and shot him fatally.
The lower Rio Grande is out of
it's banks and has done considerable
damage at Larado. Texas.
Five hundred and twenty-four
miles of railroad were built in the
United States in the month of April,
G. 7. Nicholson, generalticket arrl
passenger agent of the z s.
f. road is onay .tvedty-sE Il.
Bent County register., 1887-05-21

Some of our readers know who
Pat Donan is, and know that nsxt to
Brick Pomcroy he used to be the
most ADVANTAGEOUS democrat in all
America.
But he don't like President Cleve-
lands style, and says so. He ad-
mits, however, that in some respects
it is hard to beat, and goes on after
this fashion:
Some things I admit this admins
tration has done. 1t has married
three new wives. 1t has baptised
Bent County register., 1887-05-21

Now since the newspapers Of the
great Arkansas Valley have given
very successful boom to the cities,
towns and villages from which they
emanate and the real estate and land
agents, we think it but fair and Just
that the land agents and owners of
real estate boom the newspapers in
the same substantial manner. Who
will start this boom? Don't all
speak at once.-[Dodge City Globe.
Bent County register., 1887-05-21
Once over City Drug Store. North Side.
LAMAR. COLORADO.

There are but few houses to rent
in Denver. The same complaint
comes from all the towns in the
state.
The La Junts Tribune thinks the
assessed valuation of Bent county
will double in less than twelve
months.
Col. Lamont is willing the presi-
dent should accept second term.
By the way what was Mr.. Lamont
colonel ot7
The great Russell Sage was fined
500 by Judge Donahue, of New
York, for failing to serve as juror
when drawn.
G. w. Cox, of Topeka, had the
baggage master racket worked on
him for sixty-five dollars on the K.
p, near Denver.
A republican paper is to be start
ed in El Paso. The El Paso Inter
Republic thereupon remarks, athc
more the hungrier."
The Massachusetts Legislature pro-
poses law to prohibit children un-
der age visiting any place of amuse-
ment after sunset.
The Ration Range says Trinidad
talks of taking the tunnel through
Ration Mountain down to Trinidad
to use it for a smoke stack.
Justice Woods was not dead be-
fore the democrats were clamoring-
for his place, and not buried before
they were insisting on an aPA,-
ment.
The supreme court of Kansas de-
cides that when a lady marrles she
need not take her husbands name
unless she choose. Why not make it
compulsory upon the husband to take
the wife's name?
The name of the postoffice at Ali
cante Lake, Colorado, has been
changed to Climax, George @. Wort
man postmaster, and also Westport,
FL Paso county, changed't to Palmer
Lake, w. Finley Thompson post
master.
The Denver Tomahawk says that
southeastern Colorado is settling up
rapidly, and lamar is growing SO
fast that it will soon rival Pueblo in
Importance. Moral: If you want to
boom q town, invite some live men
to settle in your midst.
The communion table from which
George Washington received the
sacrament on the Sunday before his
death, has Just been restored to
Christ church, Alexandria, by Miss
Sallie Stuart, who received it from
near relative, by request.
The Registcr-Call says there is
kick being made among the cattle
men at the brand law "a amended by
the last Legislature. The striking
difference between the new law and
the old is that any one desiring to
adopt new brand must remit to the
secretary of state $l.5o instead of SO
cents as heretofore.
An exchange tells of the exploits
of married woman in Grant coun-
ty, Oregon. When plowing time
oc,ro clio onotrucfaI hov IN the
plow in which to carry her baby, and
thus she plowed the ground. She
then proceeded to harrow, plant and
cultivate. carrying the child on her
back. and IN this way produced fine
crop, which she carted to neighbor-
ing town and sold.
Bent County register., 1887-05-21

INTSamar will be the Great depot OF supply Tor the
No Mans Land is the nearest point to that terrory
ring the coming spring, be the great shipping point io
nnds of families will locate this spring in the country au'@
The United States Land Office being located here, thous
Iook;n for land will visit Lamar during the winter and
,onths Without exception Lamar is the great booming
you double your money every sixty a"'s'
Holmes & Parmentcr addition thccty Of Lamar.
Bent County register., 1887-05-21
CROSSING

sThc addition which will give opportunity
that Many thousands OF dollars nave oeeh
investing during the last six months ana many
future This addition to the
splendid opportunities for investment with quick returns Get
ready for Sale of Friday, February 4th
Bent County register., 1887-05-21
N. D. PARMEnTER,
Notary Public,
Lamar. (Bent county, Colorado.
u. e. COOPER,
MoTARY PUBLIC.

Land OaIcsy{tpsre, Deeds. and all other
ts-sal papers 6HSsfnify prepared and ne
kdawladgrd. ~ ssccnd door north OF
Bent County register., 1887-05-21

Occupies portion adons
overlook. That addition will
Of the and the choicest ground
IL is high and dry and under the of rigating
bitches which have already been completed. In
this addition will be through
the stree as will
found at Colorado Springs.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26
STANDING COMMITTEES
Of THE NEVADA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SESSION.

SENATE
Internal improvements and Manufac
lures Nichols, Powell and Harris.
Mines and Mining - Lyman, Forbe
and Briggs.
Public Lands-Kaiser, Noteware ant
Pierce.
Federal Relations Fish, Thomas ant
Hardesty.
| Education, State Library and Public
Morals-Sharon, Kaiser aud Briggs.
Claims, State Affairs, Supplies and Ex
enditures-Nichols. Boyle and Hardesty
Elections-Powell, Sharon and Pierce
Corporations and Railroads - Boyle
Thoma, Poujsde. Sharon and Westerfield
Printing-Maute, Forbes and Harris.
ways and Means Williams Fish,
Powell. Nichols and Briggs.
Judiciary = Foley, Poujade, Lyman,
Nichols and Westerfeld.
Military and Indian Affairs-Noteware,
Boyle and Osburn.
Agriculture. Counties, County Bounds
ries and Bridges-Maute, Powell and
Briggs.
Engrossed Bills Fish, Sharon and
Osburn,
Enrolled Bills-Noteware Forbes and
Briggs.
State Prison and Insane Asylum
Thoma, Noteware and Hardesty.
Mileage-Forbes, Powell and Briggs.
HOUSE.
On Elections Clapp, Albright MoCon.
nell, Spencer. Egan.
Corporations and Railroads - Craig,
Logan, Pike, Twiss, Mercer.
Public Prin.ing-Ford, Lemery, Spring
meyer.
Ways and Means = Williamson, Hale,
Drury, Griffin. Clapp. Fraser, Ward.
Claims-Hark, Egan, Beatty, Rice, Will
son.
Judiciary Smith. Leerme, Dale,
Powell. Pike, Grisweld.
Military aud Indian Affsirs-Leeme,
Beebee. Wiseman, Shirley, Millett,
Counties and County Boundaries
Reese. Grisweld, Beebee, Beatty, Dale.
Trade and Manufactures - Albright,
Reece, Lemery, Springmeyer. Fraser.
Education Hale. Powell. Alt, Farr,
Spencer.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Alt, Hanks,
Roberts, Clapp.
International Improvements : Drury,
Egan, Dale, Mcconnell. williamson.
State Institutions - Clapp, Fsrr, Alt,
Shirley, Drury.
Contingent Expenses-Farr, Mcconnell,
Craig. Twiss, Moorehead.
Mines and Mining--Ford, Wilson, Spen-
GER, Roberts, Logan.
Federal Relations-Hanks, Mlllett, Grit
fin. Smith. Moorehead.
Engrossment-Beatty, Ward, Hale.
Enrolment t-Beebee, Rice, Twiss.
Public Morals-Powell, Pike, Roberts.
State Library-Egsn. Ford, Griffin.
Public Lands-Spencer, Hark, Egan,
Fraser, Leermo.
State Prison-Shirley, Clapp. Wilson.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26
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